Introducing the Pant/Boot: The Lazy Girl's Winter Wardrobe Solution

We don't know quite what to call these leather pants/boots hybrids, which just went on sale on Net-A-Porter.com today. Bants? Poots?

The designer, Tamara Mellon, describes them as "a thigh boot that pulls right up into a legging," but we think they could also be "a calf-high boot that turns into capris," or "a thigh-high boot that blends into leather shorts," depending how you look at it. Either way, it's one long line of leather—and people are surprisingly into it.

Since this morning, the $1,995 pants/boots have already sold out in 9 out of 20 sizes. Perhaps it proves that old business school adage true: If a product fills a niche, people will buy it...even if they don't quite know what to call it. For now, we're oscillating between "the fanciest riff on footie pajamas, ever," and "the lazy girl's solution to winter dressing." Just add legs, and go.

UPDATE: 24 hours after they went on sale, the leggings are now sold out in 13 out of 20 sizes. And counting.

UPDATE UPDATE: Tamara Mellon responded on our Facebook:

We already knew Mellon was a charming and well-spoken and wonderful woman from this article, but now she's proven a good sport with a sense of humor, too. Well-played, Tamara!

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